Fibula
Fibula

Currently not on view

Fibula,

8th century BCE

Italic
Proto-Etruscan (Villanovan) Period, 900–700 BCE
1998-399

Information

Title
Fibula
Dates

8th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 2.9 cm., w. 5.7 cm., d. 2.3 cm. (1 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-399
Period
Villanovan
Type
pins (jewelry)
Subject
incising

Acquired by John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, by 1989 from an unknown source; bequeathed to the Museum by Elliott in 1998.

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